Folding receptacle.



L. P. BROWN.

FOLDING RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.12. 190a Patentefl Sept. 14, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

L. P. BROWN.

FOLDING EEGBPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12.1908.

Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 3,

' Chilly edgy tied for use as baskets, boxes, e e, 20-

, hawn.

firmedt gether! h s w e AK 91; any o her "citizen of the, United States, reeidh g at Port lpeked with the flange about the sides. Fi

LUTHER P. zenowu, or 201m Human, mcuxem.

rename menrucxln.

Specification of Letters Batent.

Patented Sept. LL 1909.

Application filed November 12, ISQB. Serial No. 462,333.

T 0 all whogi, it concern:

B i l klliwlffili t l 1, LUTHER P. BROWN, a

Huron 7 in the QQunty 013st. Clan; andvSt ate 0i? 'ehigqn, ha vezizi ventedl eerlmin new. and; use i l myenientsl in Folding Receptacles; and. i hereby declare the fnllfiwlng be be e ulhi lean, d; exact de cr ption e the in ent n, s ch as. wi enable others skilled, inv the aglg, to which it appertai-ns to make and use the name, nefelfenc'e being bad l t e ancou eanying draw ngs, and the letters figures of reference markedthereon, which 01111 a, part: of this specification.

This invention relates to new, and useful improvements in foldingreeeptaclee and the le t- 0f. the in ntion 8 t prod ce a unle and, eflicient device oi? this, nature es'-eand which, when, not in use, may be reduced to n comggach form fior economy 1n space and n nience n shipping and stoning- The invention comprises various (lentils of construction; combinations and arrangements Qfi arts which will be heue'inz fiter fiully desicmbed and then specifically defiined in the ype i led' la m My invention; is. illustrated 1n the acc0m artyingdmuzings, in VVhZiSElIZ Figure 1 1s. a perspective View showlng the receptacle opened out in mediums for use as a 'b slget'. Big. 2 is-a sectional. view on line 2- 2 Fig. 1,. is n sectional view o e-line of Fig 1. Fig.7 is e de: tail perspective view showing abortion 0% tjheibettom of the neqept iacle and illni imhing the manne in which the bot om is inter 5 1m my: Ian ew skewing the pee t e d as fihe -qhed n Fig, l. ae he veeen u all: i pantiell opened i r adi essfi v-wse. Fig. 6 n. etailgygiew ehowliilg no sl ght lei'difiee alen Qili nmeuhmn 4g 'f, in. n seehenel; new wines, "HI etF g-Ji E1 1, 81 s ii ie mm new ifl the nnuhfied teem; Fin-N 1 239 e 1L detail: (it the mediitiedifmz iil h ing an wind wing flange at he b fi mn hmmli. ind Fig. 1e 5 a new 3 owing-the peiniioizung flangeseta the top at? t, reeen eele fiefenenee now being had to the details of the draw ngs biy ehametev A deslg aiee the well me. he meeptaele or efiket whmh a made 011 i single niece: 0t} cardboard, er any when suitable lnn emah the wide iming fee suitable fastening means. receptacle are scored along the lines B where crptacle are the flanges C which are ei'ably fastened by means of the wires The ends of the they are adapted to bend u on lliemselros es the receptacle is folded ant along the up per edge of the surrounding wall of the re- )ref 3] 01 any other suitable means and serve to reinhome the upper edges of said Will].

The sides of the reeeptuvle are provided with suitable perifiorution' u, ufiordin means for ventilating the receptacle, and hails ll of any suitable material may be fastened to the receptacle and ufl'mrd suitable handles whereby the receptacle may be utilized as a basket and conveniently carried.

T he bottom ofi the receptacle, desi nated by lett-en 1?, has flanged ends F, as shown clearly in Fig. 3 of the drawings, whivh bottom, asshown clearly in Fig-s. t and 5 of the drawings, is scored along the ventral longh ludinnl line 1* for eonjveniol-n-e in foldiiu and at the ends oflhe bottom the flanges F there being two at each end oi the bottom, are designed to telescope hehiml the up wnrdlgz turned flanges a of the materiel fimrmingthe wul l (at? the box and in :1 muntier slamvmclenrly in Fig. 2- oil the drznvings. Suidwflmageu unfl'npn are held prefieruhly tNljfl-tfelih to their ends by fastening clips a.

'l-liie opposite longitudinal edges oi the bot- 1 tom 015 the reeeptuclie nee preferably line tuned to like inner Surfiaiec of, the side well, either by an adhesive material or any other suite-hie fasteningmeune. will, noted that, when the necephaele is fielded", said b 11- tlfilllgk folds upon itselfi in the manner shown in; Fl at oti the daswwings.

In: fig. 6.01,? the dwawings, 15 have shown a slight), "modification of my invention, in

which; film su-mwwmllhng; wall (h is media oi any suitable piece of material pmv idhd with the veniliilkhllingnwmfi G, the, ende ed? the mateuinh oil: which [the well is mmfilmuet'ed uai line-ping e eh other and fieistened in any allele mqmnem 'fiuro eitllahe opposite vitailils oi the receptacle, shown in the modified form tune seoued whmg tihelines F! for convenience in fielding the h m and eaeh seemed end is provided with an inhegml ores-cent shined lipp I which; editor ths-he'fitoiu K, whml is s milarly eonshruoted Go bhe'botftom F shown in Elgiidi wad it, is anl jfu'slted in the matinee slmwn in Fig. 7 o f't'llfi drawings, is adapted to he held iliuiun Molding; up by the inhumiug oi? the flaps I lie engage We the hetfiuun,

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as shown clearly in drawin 's.

In F1 9 of the drawings, I have shown the rein orcing flanges N about the bottom of the rece )tacle and in Fig. flanges O which are ent down and adapted to reinforce the upper edge of the receptacle.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that, by the provision of a folding receptacle as shown and described,a simp e and efficient device is afforded which may be utilized either as a basket with a bail or any suitable handle or as an ordinary box and. when not in use, may be folded flat into a compact: form and always in readiness for use by sim ply opening out and adjusting the parts in the manner shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

\Vhat I claim to be new is:-

Figs. 7 and 8 of the surrounding sides, two of which are scored l l. folding receptacle having opposite, I l

vertically and centrally, thereby allowing the same to fold upon themselves, said folding l sides having liaps at their lower ends which are upwardly and inwardly turned, means 1 for fastening said flaps to the sides of which l they are integral parts, a bottom fastened at l two of its longitudinal edges to the opposite sides of the receptacle, with said edges of the 1 bottom and sides to which they are attached flush. said bottom scored longitudinally adjacent to the locations where it is fastened to the sides. end flaps upon said bottom and adapted to engage pockets formed by the flaps and the lower ends of the folded sides, as set forth.

2. A folding receptacle having opposite surrounding sides, two of which are scored vertically and centrally, thereby allowing the san'ie to fold upon themselves, said folding sides having flaps at their lower ends which wlneh are bent against t are upwardly and inwardly turned, means for fastening said flaps to the sides of which they are integral parts. a bottom fastened at two of its longitudinal ed 'es to the opposite sides of the receptacle, with said edges of the bottom and sides to which they are attached flush, said bottom scored longitudinally adjacent to the location where it is fastened to the sides, end. flaps upon the bottom and having inclined ends adapted to engage a pocket formed by the upwardly turned flaps and the bottom of the folding sides of the receptacle, as set forth.

3. A folding receptacle having opposite surrounding sides, two of which are scored centrally and vertically and adapted to fold upon themselves and having each a flap at its lower end bent upwardly and forming a pocket. a bottom having its opposite longitudinal ed es fastened to the inner surfaces of two of tie opposite sides of the receptacle, the edges of said bottom and the lower edges of the sides to which it is attached being flush, reinforcing strips secured to the outer faces of the opposite sides of the receptacle to which said bottom is fastened, the latter being scored centrally and longitudinally and provided with flaps at its ends for engagement with said pockets in the folding side of the receptacle, the upper edges of the opposite sides of the rece )tacle having flaps its outer faces and surrounding sides of the thereto, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. LUTHER P. BROlVN.

' \Vitnesses:

Tannin MAE BROWN, Gnonon S. (name box and fastened V 

